Clothes and hat hanger cabinet.



. P. THUNELL.

CLOTIIS AND HAT HANGER CABINE.

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ISAAC 1?. TIIUNELL, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

CLOTHES AN'D HAT HANGER CABINET.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patenten sept. io, asis.

Application led .T une 18, 1917. Serial No. 175,336.

To all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, IsAAo P. THUNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes andHat Hanger Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes hangers, and pertains especially to acombination of co-acting clothes hangers adapted to be contained Withina wall cabinet in closed position, and to be projected from the cabinetwhen the latter is in open position.

The principal object of the invention is to 'provide a plurality ofhangers, for various articles of Wearing apparel, of such novel andpeculiar construction and connection with a wall cabinet as to becontained within the cabinet in closed position, and as to be projectedfrom and suspended by the cabinet in open position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet with specialdevices for holding hat and clothes hangers in compact position withinthe cabinet in closed position, and for suspending the hangers from thecabinet in open position.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet withswinging arms of such character as to suspend clothes hangers, and tofurnish special hat racks or hangers adapted to be hung from andsuspended by said arms.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application Figure 1is a perspective view of a closed wall cabinet, embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing the cabinet door open and containing thevarious racks and hangers.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an open cabinet showing the variousracks and hangers as in position for use.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the standard racks partlybroken away.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the hanging racks.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the coat hangers, ber infolded position.

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of one of the cabinet brackets.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of one of the arm hinges.

showing its hook memt Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a modificaion.

The same reference characters denote the same parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings. i

In carrying out my invention Ipreferably employan ordinary wall cabinet,and such cabinet is shown in the drawings for illustratingtheapplication of my invention, but other similar cabinets of various sizemay be used,"or the invention may be applied to wall closets orwardrobes, with the same effect and results. The cabinet l, which isshown,,secured to a wall, is of the usual or ordinary depth, and has ahinged door 2, and a shelf 3, having a conveXed concaved edge permittingthe articles placed thereon and thereunder to be readily grasped forremoval.

Referring now to the various improved devices attached to and connectedwith the cabinet, each of such devices will be hereinafter particularlydescribed in detail.

The back la of the cabinet has transverse parallel slots l", reinforcedby metal plates 2a, secured to the inner face of the said back andhaving a slot fg'corresponding with the slots 1b, so that suitablescrews 2", may be worked at various positions through said slots forsecurely suspending the cabinet upon various walls in various positions,

and in other places as may be found most suitable, convenient ordesirable. Vhile this means of fastening the cabinet is preferable I donot confine myself thereto. But it .is obvious that, having the securingscrews extend'through the cabinet back aifords substantial means forfirmly anchoring the cabinet, and also affords means whereby the screwsmay in the slots, for finding the most convenient and desirable place orposition for driving the screws. The cabinet sides have vertical cleats1, for holding certain hangers.

The inner face of the back of the cabinet is provided with a pair ofbrackets comprising a flange 4 secured to the upper portion of said faceby suitable screws, and an arm 5 projecting at right angles from theflange. These arms are shorter than the depth of ,the cabinet,permitting the arms 7 to be folded against the end of the brackets, andthe top edge of said arms is provided with a plurality of small notches6, and a central large notch 6a, the function or purpose of be shiftedto various positions4 these arms and their notches will hereinafter befully explained.

The cabinet attachments for supportlng a plurality of hat and coathangers, comprise a pair of upper swinging arms 7 and a llke pair oflower arms 8, each of said arms being hinged or pivoted at 8a near thefront edge of each side of the cabinet by a hinge member 9 secured tothe inner face of said sides, and swingable inwardly in overlappedposition within the cabinet and in front of the bracket arms 5. The arms7 and 8 being swingable outwardly to any position de sired. Said armsand the brackets are the only actual attachments secured to the cabinet.

There are two kinds of hat racks or hangers, and a special coat orclothes hanger, embodied in my invention, all of which are applied tothe swinging arms 7 and 8. The

coat hanger has a central thin portion 10, to which is pivoted at 11,the ends of a single piece of wire 12, which form a fork to straddle theportion 10, and permit the hook 13V formed by this wire to be folded insuch position on the top edge of this hanger as to rest upon said edgefor convenience in packing or storing these hangers on the cabinet shelf3. This hook 13 fits the swinging arms 8 -so as to suspend these hangersin slidable position on said arms.'

The hat racks or hangers 14 are slidably suspended by the swinging arms7, and these racks being all of the same construction only one of themwill be described in detail. A single piece of Wire is bent and foldedupon itself to form upwardly curved hat-hanger, members 15. rIhe wire isextended vertically from a point central of the curved members 15, so asto form a central double stem 16 and a spread hook 17 which fits thearms 7. The other form of hat rack or hanger comprises a single piece ofwire, one end of which is bent to form a plurality of parallel loops 18fitting and slidable on the swinging arms 7. The wire is extendedvertically from said hooks to form a standard' 19, and the wire isbranched laterally from the top of the standard' 19, and folded uponitself to form hat-hanging ends 20. The other end of this Wire isprojected centrally above the cross arms or racks 20, as a continuationof the said standards, and forms an'- other means for hanging a hat,capyor the like. Obviously the intersection of the cross arms and thevertical portions of all these wire racks or hangers may be soldered, or

fore described, in the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, thehooks of the coat or clothes hangers are folded as in Fig. 6 of thedrawings, and nested upon the shelf back of the cleats 1, the hanginghat racks are hooked into the small notches of the bracketarms so as todepend therefrom, the standard hat hangers are laid lengthwise in thecentral or large notch of the bracket arms, and the swinging arms areclosed' inpairs one upon the other against the notched arms forretaining said racks, so as to permit the cabinet door to be closedwithout interference.

Obviously one or more swinging arms mayments as applied to a wallcabinet, theyr may.

be applied to a wall closet, Wardrobe or other similar inclosure, forthe same purpose.

I do not wish to be understood as confining my invention to anyparticular size, number o f parts, or materlal, but reserve the right tomake such changes and variations therein and in the manufacture andapplication of the several parts, as may come within' the scope of theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In a clothes hanging wall cabinet, a pair ofhanger brackets having one end secured to the inner face of the back ofthe cabinet and terminating within the cabinet, a plurality ofhanger-supporting arms, means for hinging the arms to the inner face ofthe sidesof the cabinet to afford free swinging movement outside of thecabinet, said arms adapted to overlap in pairs with one pair against thefront end of said brackets in closed position of the cabinet.

In witness whereof I hereunto setmy hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

